Chenistonia

Chenistonia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Anamidae
Genus:	Chenistonia Hogg, 1901[1]
Type species
Chenistonia maculata
Species
8, see text

Chenistonia is a genus of spiders in the family Anamidae. It was first described in 1901 by Henry Roughton Hogg. As of 2020^[update], it contains 8 species, all from Australia.[1]

Species

Chenistonia comprises 8 species:[1]

• Chenistonia boranup Main, 2012 — Australia (Western Australia)
• Chenistonia caeruleomontana (Raven, 1984) — Australia (New South Wales)
• Chenistonia earthwatchorum (Raven, 1984) — Australia (Queensland)
• Chenistonia hickmani (Raven, 1984) — Australia (New South Wales)
• Chenistonia maculata Hogg, 1901 — Australia (Victoria)
• Chenistonia montana (Raven, 1984) — Australia (New South Wales)
• Chenistonia trevallynia Hickman, 1926 — Australia (Tasmania)
• Chenistonia tropica (Raven, 1984) — Australia (Queensland)

References

1. "Chenistonia". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-10.